SG6 1BG

Letchworth South East · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 1JE 46 m
SG6 1PT 51 m
SG6 1HU 86 m
SG6 1PN 94 m
SG6 1JG 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 1BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1
Latitude
51.981096
Longitude
-0.219174
British National Grid easting
522,400
British National Grid northing
232,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120024
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006E · E01023634
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006 · E02004914

Postcode source versions

Explore SG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    257 m
  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    774 m
  3. Garden City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 775
  • Anti social behaviour 377
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Other theft 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG6 1 residents
7,709

Age bands in SG6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

752 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

2,227 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,955 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,154 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    429 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    435 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    704 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ASTONIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BALDOCK, SG7 6BP

    ODS code E82099

    2.5 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Rushby Mead

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,889 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 257 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 775 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.